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Dieting practices, influences, beliefs and self-concept of female high school students
(1991)
There has been a recent explosion of interest in anorexia nervosa and
bulimia nervosa. There are many social influences which are thought to
encourage women to strive for unrealistic thinness. The suggestion that with
early ...
Neuropsychological characteristics of nonclinical obsessive-compulsives
(1995)
Neuropsychological functioning was examined in 118 introductory psychology
students (males=43, females=75) who reported varying levels of nonclinical
obsessive-compulsive behaviours. Using the four subscales of the ...
Investigation of change/stability in WAIS-R scores for 16 year olds over an 18 month period
(1992)
This study used a test-retest paradigm to
investigate change/stability in Wechsler Adult
Intelligence Scale-Revised scores of 16 and 17 year olds.
Both short (3 month) and long (18 month) retest intervals
were investigated ...
Study of Kenyan secondary school principals' perceptions of the effectiveness of KESI in-service programs
(1993)
The objective of this qualitative study was to determine the perceptions of Kenyan principals as
regards the effectiveness of the in-service programs given by the Kenya Education Staff Institute
(KESI). Respondents ...
Stratigraphy of two late paleozoic basins : implication for the timing of final emplacement of the Meguma terrane
(1990)
Paleoraagnetic studies indicate the Meguma terrane's final
emplacement occurred between the Mid-Devonian and Early
Permian. Lithostratigraphic units near the boundary of the
terrane were investigated in order to provide ...
Older adults as volunteers in Thunder Bay
(1993)
This is a descriptive and exploratory study which examines
the characteristics and expressed motivations among older adults
in Thunder Bay toward volunteerism and if altruism is in fact the
main reason for why older ...
Consequences of the British model of education in colonized third world nations with special reference to India
(1994)
The central proposition of this study was to examine the
consequences of the British Model of Education in colonized Third
World countries. One of the causes of underdevelopment is the
dominance of industrialized nations ...
Transfer of learning in the field of recreation
(1992)
The intent of the study Transfer of Learning in the Field
of Recreation was to determine if the students in the
Recreation Leadership program at Confederation College could
transfer the skills and principles learned in ...
Braided strands of meaning : Mavis Gallant's language
(1994)
This thesis grew out o£ the difficulties in classifying
Gallant’s fiction. Critics, when examining the works of Mavis
Gallant, have tended to use a thematic approach: the themes of
exile, fractured human relationships, ...
Modern transcendental vision of William Heyen
(1993)
This paper shall attempt to outline William Heyen's
Transcendental Vision. Chapter One, sections one to three, defines
Transcendentalism, explores the visions of two well known American
thinkers, Ralph Waldo Emerson and ...